Fast food intake among children and adolescents in the United States, 2015-2018

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• Personal Author:
  Fryar, Cheryl D. ; Carroll, Margaret D. ; Ahluwalia, Namanjeet ; Ogden, Cynthia L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ; • During 2015-2018, over one-third (36.3%) of children and adolescents consumed fast food on a given day. ; • During 2015-2018, children and adolescents consumed on average 13.8% of their daily calories from fast food on a given day. Adolescents aged 12-19 consumed a higher percentage of calories from fast food than children aged 2-11 years. ; • Non-Hispanic white adolescents aged 12-19 consumed a lower percentage of calories from fast food on a given day than both non-Hispanic black and Hispanic adolescents. ; • The percentage of calories from fast food in children and adolescents decreased from 14.1% in 2003-2004 to 10.6% in 2009-2010, and then increased to 14.4% in 2017-2018 ; Fast food has been associated with higher caloric intake and poorer diet quality in children and adolescents (1). In 2011-2012, children and adolescents aged 2-19 years consumed on average 12.4% of their daily calories from fast food on a given day (2). This report presents 2015-2018 estimates of the percentage of calories consumed from fast food on a given day among U.S. children and adolescents by demographic characteristics and trends since 2003. ; Fryar CD, Carroll MD, Ahluwalia N, Ogden CL. Fast food intake among children and adolescents in the United States, 2015-2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 375. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020. ; CS318264 ; db375-h.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Black or African American
  • Age Distribution
  • Asian
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Energy Intake
  • White
  • Fast Foods
  • Food Habits/ethnology
  More +
• Source:
  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Issue:
  375
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/92755/cdc_92755_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 421.50 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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